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Use your DA Plus Diet Analysis print-outs to answer many of the following questions.
1. Record your intake of calcium.
What percentage of your recommended intake did you consume? %
What foods contribute the most calcium to your diet?
Find and list below alternative calcium sources for someone who doesn't consume dairy products.
2. What is your sodium intake?
Should you consider making any changes in your sodium intake, and if so, what kind?
A reasonable goal might be to restrict added salt intake to 2 grams per day or less. Some authorities feel that the dietary goal for sodium should not apply to everyone but only to those who have a hereditary tendency toward heart disease, and especially hypertension. Are these conditions characteristic of your family?
3. Record your intake of iron.
List the five foods you ate which contributed the most iron in your diet.
How much of a contribution does enriched or whole-grain bread or cereal make to your iron intake?
4. Record your zinc intake.
What percentage of your recommended intake did you obtain from your diet? %
Which were your best food sources for zinc?
5. Is the water in your county fluoridated? (If you do not know, call the County Health Department.)
If not, how do you and your family ensure that your intakes of fluoride are optimal?
6. To get a sense of the adequacy of your other trace mineral intakes, review your five-day food records and separate the foods you ate into two categories:
How many total calories did you consume in five days? Of these, what percentage came from processed foods? %
The more foods are processed, the fewer trace minerals they are likely to contain. What implications does this have for the nutritional adequacy of your diet?
If you have any questions about this assignment, e-mail rrichard@bcc.ctc.edu